Pierre Poilievre pledges ‘ban’ on new taxes in costed platform that projects $14 billion deficit in four years

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled a governing plan Tuesday that envisages smaller government and billions in tax cuts which would deplete revenues, leaving a $14 billion deficit in the budget four years from now.

The platform, dropped online a short time before Poilievre addressed reporters, reveals a new pledge by the Conservatives as well, to “ban new or higher federal taxes without asking taxpayers first in a referendum.”

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🇻🇦Mark Carney to skip pope’s funeral, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will represent Canada

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will represent Canada at the funeral for Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, says Prime Minister Mark Carney.

I’m not going to be attending the funeral, given the crucial election, and sending the right signal.

The Prime Minister’s Office says Simon’s husband Whit Fraser and Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagne will also be part of Canada’s delegation.
#Carney
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Mark Carney serves poutine in Quebec: 'I'm a bit like Trump. Trump at McDonald's'

#Carney
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Poilievre may lose his Ottawa-area riding as Liberals poised to sweep the region

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is at risk of losing his Ottawa-area riding as the party scrambles to send in volunteers to save the seat he has held since 2004, two federal and two provincial Conservative sources say.

With several polls showing the Liberals poised to win the election, the loss of Mr. Poilievre’s Carleton riding would make it difficult for him to hang on to his federal party leadership post.
#Poilievre
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❌ Singh can’t stay on as leader if NDP loses official party status, Mulcair says

Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair says Jagmeet Singh cannot continue leading the party if the NDP loses official status in Parliament, as some polling suggests could happen.

Mr. Singh knows what the results are going to be. I think he’s serene in his understanding of what it might mean for him, and I’m not getting any indication that he’s intent of fighting to stay on.

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Conservatives update platform to include omitted 'anti-woke' promise

The Conservative Party has republished the English-language version of its platform after what it says was a "publishing oversight" resulted in the omission of a previous commitment to crack down on "woke ideology" in the public service and federal funding for university research.

Earlier in the campaign, the Conservatives had promised as part of their Quebec platform to "put an end to the imposition of woke ideology in the federal civil service and in the allocation of federal funds for university research."

When the party released its full national platform on Tuesday, that commitment was repeated in the French-language version, but it was missing from the English version.

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🗳Jagmeet Singh and Elizabeth May at risk of losing their B.C. seats, poll aggregator projects

Neither the NDP nor the Green Party of Canada are expected to form government after April 28, and now it’s forecast that respective leaders Jagmeet Singh and Elizabeth May are in danger of losing their B.C. seats to a Liberal and a Conservative.

In Singh’s riding of Burnaby—South, poll aggregator 338Canada projects Liberal candidate Wade Wei Lin Chang to win with 38 per cent of the vote. Singh is forecast to finish third with 29 per cent behind the Conservatives’ James Yan, who clocks in at 32.
#BritishColumbia #Singh #election
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🔫Man shot dead by police after ‘dispute’ at Toronto Pearson airport

Officials say a 30-year-old man shot by Peel Regional Police officers at Toronto Pearson Airport on Thursday morning has died.

Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said it was just before 7 a.m. when police received a call “to assist in resolving a dispute at Terminal 1 departures level right at the curbside.”

Duraiappah said officers “engaged in discussions” with a group of people — about two to three people — that were “experiencing a dispute.” He said officers spent an amount of time, around 10 to 15 minutes, trying to de-escalate and resolve the dispute.
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🩺 Manitoba family pushes for "Debbie’s Law" to address surgical wait times

The family of Deborah Fewster, a Manitoba woman who died in October 2024 while waiting for cardiac surgery, is advocating for "Debbie’s Law" – proposed legislation requiring healthcare providers to inform patients when wait times exceed medically recommended limits. Supported by SecondStreet. org, the family claims Deborah waited over 60 days for surgery despite a median 12-day wait time cited by the province.

Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara has directed steps toward implementation. The law aims to create transparency about surgical delays, with advocates hoping it becomes a national model.
#Manitoba #healthcare
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NDP incumbent calls for soul searching after election

NDP incumbent Matthew Green, representing Hamilton Centre, is urging his party to engage in "soul searching" following a challenging federal election. Green emphasizes that the NDP needs to reconnect with its grassroots and articulate a compelling vision to regain relevance in Canadian politics.

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11 people killed, more than 20 hurt after SUV rams into Vancouver street festival

Eleven people have been killed and multiple others injured after the driver of a black SUV slammed into a crowd Saturday evening at a street festival in Vancouver celebrating the contributions of the Filipino Canadian community, police say.

A 30-year-old Vancouver man is now in custody.
#BritishColumbia
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🗳Candidates make final pitches under shadow of Vancouver tragedy

Prime Minister Mark Carney resumed his election campaign on Sunday after a brief pause after at least 11 people were killed and dozens injured when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver.

Sunday is the final day for Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to make their pitches to voters ahead of an election on Monday.
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❌ Liberals issue cease and desist to independent candidate over campaign signs

The Liberal Party has sent a cease and desist notice to Rod Loyola, an Independent candidate in the Edmonton-Gateway riding, claiming his campaign signs resemble Liberal branding and could confuse voters. The Liberals have also filed a complaint with the Commissioner of Canada Elections.

Loyola denies the allegations, stating his red signs clearly identify him as Independent and that the Liberals do not have exclusive rights to the color red or the fonts used. He also claims some of his supporters’ signs were stolen and replaced with Liberal signs, prompting a separate complaint to Elections Canada.
#Alberta #election
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🗳 Pierre Poilievre faces tight race in Carleton riding

Pierre Poilievre is in a tight race for his Carleton riding in the Ottawa area.

The riding saw a record 44,000 advance ballots, signaling high voter engagement.
#Poilievre #election
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Vancouver man charged with 8 counts of murder in Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy

On Sunday afternoon, 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder in relation to the crash, according to police.

Second-degree murder is generally defined in Canada as an intentional killing that wasn't planned in advance.

Lo appeared very briefly in court for a bail hearing Sunday afternoon, wearing grey sweats. He did not request bail and will remain in custody until his next appearance, scheduled for May 26 in Vancouver provincial court.
#BritishColumbia
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🗳Liberals secure minority government

The 2025 Canadian federal election saw the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, secure a minority government.

The Conservative Party increased its seat count but failed to win, with leader Pierre Poilievre conceding defeat.

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🗳 Liberal Bruce Fanjoy topples Pierre Poilievre in Carleton

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to lose his longtime rural Ottawa seat to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.

Poilievre had won the area seven times in a row going back to his first win in 2004.
#Poilievre #election
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🗳 Jagmeet Singh resigning as NDP leader after losing his seat, his party routed

Jagmeet Singh said he was stepping down as NDP leader on Monday night after suffering a resounding defeat on election night, losing his own seat and seeing his party reduced to a single-digit seat count.
#Singh #election
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